This article is about the joke item. For the golem, see
Key Golem . For in-game control keys, see
Controls .
This article documents an April Fools' joke .
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft . It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.
Keys were a joke item from Java Edition 3D Shareware v1.34 .
There are three different keys: red , yellow , and blue .
Obtaining [ ]
Mobs [ ]
The red key was dropped by the wither , the yellow key was dropped by ravagers , and the blue key was dropped by the elder guardian .
Cheat codes [ ]
These keys were also obtainable by using the cheat code "IDKFA" when typing in chat.
Natural generation [ ]
Data values [ ]
ID [ ]
Name Identifier Form Translation key Red Keyred_keyItem item.minecraft.red_key
Yellow Keyyellow_keyItem item.minecraft.yellow_key
Blue Keyblue_keyItem item.minecraft.blue_key
History [ ]
Trivia [ ]
A key with a similar appearance is present in The Europa Arcology Incident , a game made by Notch in 2009.
April Fools' features
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